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? Theatrical Group Offers Invitation To Join In Work In extending an Invitation to residents of the community to participate in the work of the Footlighters, officers of the local civic theater organization Satur day described the aims and ob jectives of the group. They pointed out that it the Croup first of all is designed to provide an outlet for all those interested in the theater, and to give the community a chance to see stage plays, because of the lack of other such opportunities. To accomplish this, they said, "a home of our own" is necessary so that meetings and rehearsals can be held whenever needed without first making arrange ments for space. Need Space It is also needed for the stor age and construction of sets, as well as for producing the actual plays, they said. Officers of the theater group added that it would give more opportunities for participation. and in addition would offer valu able experience to students. It begin classes in the arts and techniques of'the theater, which would give persons of all ages opportunities to take part. This, It is believed, would result In a constantly improved series of , presentations for patrons. A general meeting of the Footlighters has been set for Mondav at 8 p.m., in the Girls' Community club. Anyone In the vicinity who is Interested In this work lias been invited to attend. 5 Boys Arrested When Found Drinking Beer City police took five minor Doys into cusioay rriaay evening and turned them over to juvenile authorities after they were ob served drinking from a beer bot tle as they were driving through town. Three of the youths were from Jacksonville, one was from Murphv and the other was a Medford boy. The police officer wlo stopped them said he found numerous empty and unopened bottles in their car. Doctor Invents Device To Speed Fingerprints Wooster, O. (U.R) Crime will take another beating if the de vice of a. local physician works. The machine, according to its inventor, Dr. George Jacoby Jr., will speed up the taking of fin gerprints by almost eight times. Jacoby said his equipment has a roller type print sheet and ink slabs that simplify obtaining the thumb and little finer prints which must berolled. With present day equipment, Dr. Jacoby said, about five prints an hour are possible.1 With his new device, some 40 can be reeled nff in thp same time- In Hagerstown, Md it is Ille gal to cross the street on a rope suspended above the street. DRIVE IN theatre TONIGHT MON.-TUES. FIRST RUN! Geo. Sanders - Lucille Ball Chat. Coburn in Personal Column PLUS SUNDAY ROUNDUP (Technicolor Special) NEWS CARTOONS Gates open at 6:30, show at 7 mm SCOTT BRADY JOHN RUSSELL DOROTHY HART with PEGGY DOW BRUCE BENNETT - Mcma Ttlephoto) 1UN-AWAY FIGHTER INJURES 17 tf Force crash crews surround F-51 fighter plane which crashed .lto a restaurant at Las Vegas Air Force Base, Nev injuring 17 persons. According to Air Force officers, the plane, which did not explode or burn, apparently got out of control during a landing. Your Health and Its Care By DR. WILLIAM BRADY. M O. Reader should address inquiries ro: Dr. William Brady. 26S El Camlne. Beverly Hills, C.lit. GOOSE-GREASE AN When you and I were young. it was common practice to rub goose-grease on the chest either with or without some aromatic substance, such as turpentine. The idea be hind this pro cedure was that in the event of a "cold," or "b r o n chitis,' the goose grease in some manner oozed into the lungs and arriving there did some Dr. drady thing, because of its greasiness, which caused the trouble to dis appear. Well, let's see. Suppose the goose-grease did ooze through the skin and other structures overlying the bronchial tubes and lungs and gained access to the small tubes and air-cells what then? What could the tubes and air-cells do with gobs of grease which were forced into the functioning tissues? And sup pose that some aromatic sub stance such as turpentine or eucalyptus was actually carried along with the grease, what would the functioning tissues do with these substances? I do not recall that either in the good old days or now any one has ever been very definite as to what actually happens to the respiratory apparatus in the wake of this silly business. One thought advanced was that the grease "oiled up" the bronchial tubes. It is known that the in troduction of oily substances into the bronchial tubes has caused pneumonia. I do not know of any scientific evidence either old or new that the introduction of oil or grease into the bronchial tubes ever remedied anything. Of course, it is impossible for oil or grease, rubbed on the chest to permeate the interven ing structures and wind up in the bronchial tubes. It is equally im possible for any aromatic sub stance to gain access to the res piratory apparatus by permeat ing the chest wall. If, for any outlandish reason, such an ef fort were desired, it would, to say the least, be an awfully hard way to go about it. If it were deemed desirable or necessary to introduce oil or grease into the bronchial tubes, the easiest and most effective method would be to "shoot" it in directly through the throat. Liquid contrast substances are commonly employed in this man ner to aid x-ray examination of the bronchial tubes. Any doctor who would suggest that these substances be introduced into the bronchial tubes the hard way by first rubbing them on the chest would probably find his colleagues gently escorting him to a padded cell. While goose-grease and tur pentine are no longer as popular in this respect as they used to be, the public today nevertheless keeps more than one drug firm I The j I FIRST I A Medford I D WHAT HAVE YOU prosperous by smearing various kinds of fancy-named prepara tions on the chest with the ori ginal idea fuzzy as it is in mind. These substances, the pub lic is told, penetrate deeply. Well, they don't as a matter of fact but just suppose they did? What of it? What use would it be? ''At the first sign of a cold. rub Glutz' Tiger-Marrow Oil on your chest, the ad reads, sur prisingly, hordes of geeks do it. The procedure is not entirely de void of value. It provides the geek with a slight amount of exercise which won't hurt him a bit. Some of the purveyors of these "remedies" suggest that some of the remedy (if any is left) be aiso pusned into the nostrils. This, they aver, will "clear the head, and "soothe the passages. Any such "clearing" or "sooth ing," is caused by a mild anes thetic effect common to such substances as thymol, oil of win tergreen and other useless aro- matics. This 'effect is sometimes described as "refrigerant, in that a sensation of coolness is usually noted for a moment or two following its use. The only thing that is affected or changed is sensation nothing more. I suppose it is harmless enough for any full-grown geek with nothing better to do to smear himself with some of these magic messes and sit around smelling like a football locker-room. But what an atrocity it is to smear a poor defenseless child in this manner, wran him in a heavy binder, heap heavy bed-clothing upon him, shut the window tight and then sit around waiting lor the "ingredients" to "go to work!" (The "ingredients are claimed to "work" in seven or eight different ways, you know.) Only geeks Aw, wen, see you i tomorrow I hope. QUESTIONS ANSWERS Motherhood Unwanted j I think I am aolnsf to be a mother, i. Is there anything I can do to nrnke sure this wilt not happen? (Mrs. A. C.I Answer Are you serious? If so your request is amazing. Don't you know that it is a criminal offense to aid or advise anyone in an effort to Wheel fSlj!0'' 1 11111 "V l0ij$ CALHERN SCOTTY BECKETT CtiAVWrn T0M & JERRY CARTOON IN COLOR NSCifv "HIST0RY BROUGHT TO LIFE" - NEWS State's Facilities Draw Some Critics St. Paul. (U.R) Minnesota's fishing and food are fine, but swimming and adult recreation leave something to be desired, according to a survey of tourists. The Minnesota department of business research and develop ment queried persons far and wide by mail. A majority of tour ists lauded fishing and food but 29 per cent said swimming facilities in the state are poor and another 21 per cent called them fair. Adult recreation fared about the same as swim ming. Departm ent Commissioner James w. Clark said at least $16.81 of tourist money was spent in the state last year for each dollar the state used to plug Minnesota in magazines, newspapers and sport shows. He said there was some evidence to indicate the figure might be as high at $50. nrpvont hlrth nf a life already start' Vnu floor me. Get a doctor and have your babv. Don't even dare to think of anything different ever. 1 haven't space here to express my snocK. oranee Juice. EEC and Acne You may be interested to know that carbon-dioxide snow cleared my face of acne which I had had for years. Is orange juice combined with a beat en raw egg a gooa looa commniiiiun (I. CI Answer In expert hands carbon dioxide "snow" is quite effective in the treatment of obstinate acne. Any food healthful by Itself is healthful in combination with any other healthlul food. There is no reason why the mixture should not be used If you like It. (Copyright 1050 by John F. Dille Co. The San Francisco Advertis ing club, organized in 1903, is the oldest ad club in the world. APPLE INN Corner Third and Apple Street HOME COOKED FOOD Lunches by Reservation Only . . . Dinner Daily from 5 to 9 p.m. Sundays 12 noon until 9 p.m. Reservations appreciated. PHONE 2-7420 CLOSED MONDAYS IT'S A MUSICAL SPREE! OCEANSOF LOVE .... AROUND By VIRGINIA United Praia Hollywood. Mar. 17 (U.PJ , Top-bracket movie stars balanced up their chock books today or tried to after the income tax gouge and began to won der where their next swimming pool was coming from. Its pretty j safe to say mere isn i ntiu so much money Virginia cluttering up MacPhersoa Glitter land now as there was a few days ago. March 15 leaves plenty of celebrities feel ing poor. Ana tney put ott me painiui parting with those shekels just as long as they dared. Some of em even admitted they skidded in under the midnight deadline by the skin of their gilt-edge securities. I had the check made out for days," Larry Parks said. "But I didn't mail it until the .last minute. As long as it stayed there on the desk I had money in the bank. After I sent it in nothin'l" Kcenan Wynn figured his tax came out in technicolor. "I was red in the face figur ing out the long green," he said. "And now I'm blue." Skelton Philosophical Funny man Red Skelton was more philosophical udoui it. "I ddd-oo-u it," he quipped. "Having just paid my income tax." announced Donald O'Con nor, "I have stopped talking to myself and am going back to Francis", the gabby mule. Which isn t a bad idea. Hes the only one in town with any hay left." Vic Mature said it's a "head; ache to part with all tiiat moola." "Sure," he shrugged, "but aft er all, I was on Uncle Sam's pay roll for four years during the war. Somebody has to pay my salary. Guess it might as well be me." Linda Darnell said she has only one complaint with the bureau of internal revenue. Earning Tims Short "The earning time of actors and actresses is comparatively short," she explained. "Yet, we're taxed on the same basis as any business or professional man who enjoys a much longer earning power. "Otherwise, I feel lucky to have a big enough income to make taxes a problem." Ann Miller said she had the "corn beef but the cabbage is cone. " and Jimmy Durante's wail was shorter than his famous trade mark: , "Brother! Do I pay through de nose!" But one man with no com plaints was Stephen McNally. He has a wife and five little $600 deductions. "And that," he chortled, "is AND LAUGHTER Sunday, March 19, 1950 HOLLYWOOD MacPHERSON Cajtraspaadant one deduction even Sherlock holmes couldn't make." Most stars added, however, they'd rather pay high taxes here than any place else in the world. Even if it means forking over from 75 to 90 per cent of their pay checks. 'Leaning Steeple Makes People Gape Ripley, O. (U.R) Pisa has its leaning tower. Ripley has a slant ing steeple. The spire of the historic old Ripley Melhodist church here u. tipped quite noticeably from the perpendicular. Visitors are not reassured when they are told it has leaned like that for almost 30 years. 'I'd still hate to live within the shadow of that thing. What would happen if it would snap off and come crashing to tiie ground?" they ask. But families living close by are not worried. They know the steeple is braced with cables in side, and is periodically checked. Church Erected in 1868 The church was erected in the troubled days after the Civil war and dedicated Jan. 7, 1868, during the pastorate of the Rev Granville Moody. A cyclone that swept through Ripley and surrounding towns in 1921 snapped several supporting timbers in the church. A 'local contractor tried to repair the damage by shortening the sup ports, but that caused the weak ened shaft to slant. I It's ay ri pan I ALAN ADD DONNA l! rfi iv '-' till aVIU jv . r I 'i. ;i WXfaW''' Mil f J DOROTHY WILLIAM ' & i ' . ft i N New Policy! S at 12:45 p.m. MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE Set Fires On Increase Arson Expert Reports Memphis (U.R) The director of the public safety institute of Pur due university warns that arson is on the increase In the United States and probably will con tinue upward. Prof. Joseph L. Lingo, in an nddre.ss to the 22nd annual fire department instructors confer ence here, said that as business conditions slacken, fires for prof it will increase. Lingo, whose school is the only one in the country teaching a course in arson detection, said records show that arson crimes closely parallel price levels and business conditions. Since then a Cincinnati firm and several steeplejacks have worked on the spire to keep it safe. II All Theatres CONTINUOUS Today From 1 12:4 45 P.M. Held Over O'CONNOR M ! 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